4 Ways To Cook Italian Sausage - WikiHow

  1. Watermark wikiHow to Cook Italian Sausage 1 Slide the hog casings onto the stuffing part of your meat grinder. Make sure that about six to seven inches of casing are hanging from the end of the stuffing tube. Keep in mind that each sausage link requires roughly six inches of casing.
    • Don't tie the end of the casing until all of the meat is in it.
  2. Watermark wikiHow to Cook Italian Sausage 2 Push down the pork into the feeding tunnel with one hand. Hold the hog casing loosely with the other as the meat feeds into the casing[4] .
    • You might consider enlisting the help of a friend. That way, your partner can push the meat into the grinder while you shape the sausage in the casing.
  3. Watermark wikiHow to Cook Italian Sausage 3 Push back the air bubbles. As the meat makes its way into the casing, you might notice some air bubbles pop up. Simply push them back and out to get rid of them.
    • The meat grinder will take care of pushing the casing off the stuffing tube, so you don't need to worry about that.
  4. Watermark wikiHow to Cook Italian Sausage 4 Twist your sausage into separate links. It's very helpful to twist the sausage in opposite directions to keep them intact as you go on to twist the next link[5] .
    • You might consider making the first twist right in the middle of the giant sausage. Then twist again in the middle of the smaller sections.
  5. Watermark wikiHow to Cook Italian Sausage 5 Tie the end of the casing. Once you've divided your giant sausage link into smaller links, tie a knot at both ends of the sausage link. Twist and tie the end of the casing[6] .
  6. Watermark wikiHow to Cook Italian Sausage 6 Put your sausage links in the fridge. Let them dry overnight, uncovered. The next day, cut them into individual links where the twists intersect.
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